RACHEL GRANFIELD AND CAELIE HAINES

Dozens of representatives of the University met with state legislators recently during the annual advocacy events in Annapolis. Every winter, during the Maryland General Assembly’s legislative session, each school schedules a day for students, faculty, and staff to discuss issues with lawmakers in the state capital.     

Just before dawn on ...

The University of Maryland School of Social Work is proud to be celebrating its 50th year. In September of 1961, 19 students climbed the creaky stairs to the second floor of the central receiving warehouse—formerly the battery shop of the Hecht department store—that had been newly renovated into classrooms and offices. The School opened at ...

UNIVERSITY POLICE FORCE ADDS SEGWAY PATROLS

The University of Maryland Police Force has added the Segway Personal Transporter (PT) to its patrol repertoire. 

The transportation device has two wheels on each side of a platform on which the rider stands, and it is maneuvered by applying body weight while turning the handles. It can move up to ...

As the Internet becomes more populated with sophisticated “hackers,” the Center for Information Technology Services (CITS) reminds everyone at the University to renew their vigilance in protecting against harmful attacks on computers. 

CITS has received reports of email messages sent to University account holders with subject lines such as, “The university I.T.S update,” “umaryland ACCOUNT User,” and “IT Service Notification” The messages seemingly come from “system ...

As the spring semester gets into full swing, we remember that wellness is protective against the stress and demands of graduate and professional school. The Wellness Hub continues to host events that address every aspect of growth and development for both the working student and professional, drawing the connection between personal well-being and achievement through ...

CLARE BANKS

“Driving a car like this changes your whole perspective,” says Bruce Jarrell, MD, FACS, the University of Maryland’s (UM) new chief academic research officer and senior vice president, and dean of the Graduate School. “I commute 200 miles per week at interstate speeds. The electric car is smoother and accelerates faster than a regular ...

PATRICIA FANNING

Two speakers recently examined the role of education in urban renewal as the University continued its President’s Symposium and White Paper Project. One presentation addressed higher education; the other focused on K-12 schooling.

Ira Harkavy, PhD, associate vice president and founding director of the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships at the University ...

ANDREW PHAN

Student volunteers from across the University recently joined a nurse practitioner from the University of Maryland Medical System and a St. Joseph Medical Center pharmacist on a trip to Panama City to provide essential health care services as part of the Global Medical Brigades program. During the weeklong trip, the team of 29 people ...

Well, peel your locally sourced turnips and shorten your shower! The University of Maryland’s cross-campus celebration of Earth Day 2012 will take place Friday, April 20 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Get a free tree from TreeBaltimore; help plant a bed of native flowers; take an organic and local cooking class; check out the ...

JEFFREY RAYMOND

The discarded plastic, paper, glass, and cans that you toss into your single-stream recycling container at home really do get sorted and recycled at the region’s privately owned facility in Elkridge, Md., but it helps if you know the inside story.

The University’s UM Go Green sustainability group worked with environmental scientist Sarah Koser to ...